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The Poems of Richard Corbet, late bishop of Oxford and of Norwich

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I. SPECIMENS OF THE EARLY ENGLISH POETS. To which is prefixed an Historical Sketch of the Rise and Progress of the ENGLISH POETRY and LANGUAGE.

By GEORGE ELLIS, Esq.

The Third Edition, corrected. In 3 vols. crown 8vo. Price 1l. 11s. 6d. in boards.

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II. SPECIMENS OF EARLY ENGLISH METRICAL ROMANCES, chiefly written during the early Part of the Fourteenth Century. To which is prefixed, an Historical Introduction, intended to illustrate the Rise and Progress of Romantic Composition in France and England.

By GEORGE ELLIS, Esq.

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III. SPECIMENS OF THE LATER ENGLISH POETS, with Preliminary Notices, to the Conclusion of the last Century; intended as a Continuation of Mr. Ellis’s Specimens of the Early English Poets.

By ROBERT SOUTHEY.

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IV. SIR TRISTREM, a Metrical Romance of the Thirteenth Century. By Thomas of Ercildoune, called the Rhymer. Edited from the Auchinleck MS.

By WALTER SCOTT, Esq.

The Second Edition. In One large Volume, Octavo, printed by Ballantyne. Price 15s. in extra boards.

Also written by Mr. Scott:

1. The Lay of the Last Minstrel. A Poem. The Fourth Edition. Price 10s. 6d. in boards.

2. Ballads and Lyrical Pieces; consisting of Glenfinlas, or Lord Ronald’s Coronach.—The Eve of St. John.—Cadyow Castle.—The Grey Brother.—Thomas the Rhymer, Parts 1, 2, and 3.—The Fire King.—Frederick and Alice.—The Wild Huntsmen.—War Song.—The Norman Horse Shoe.—The Dying Bard.—The Maid of Toro.—Hellvellyn. In 1 vol. 8vo. Second Edition. Price 7s. 6d. in boards.

⁂ These Two Works contain the whole of Mr. Scott’s original Poetry.

3. The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border; consisting of historical and romantic Ballads, collected in the Southern Counties of Scotland; with a few of a modern Date, founded upon local Tradition. With an Introduction and Notes by the Editor. The Third Edition, in 3 vols. 8vo. Price 1l. 16s. in boards.

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V. THE WORKS OF WALTER SCOTT, ESQ.

Elegantly printed on fine yellow wove paper, by Ballantyne, in 5 vols. royal 8vo. Price Five Guineas in extra boards.

Vols. 1, 2, and 3, contain the Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border; Vol. 4, Sir Tristrem, a Metrical Romance; Vol. 5, The Lay of the last Minstrel, with Ballads and Lyrical Pieces.

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VI. THE POETICAL WORKS OF SIR DAVID LYNDSAY OF THE MOUNT, LION KING AT ARMS, UNDER JAMES V. A new Edition, corrected and enlarged, with a Life of the Author, Prefatory Dissertations, and an Appropriate Glossary.

By GEORGE CHALMERS, F.R.S. S.A.

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“We must now conclude our remarks, with expressing our satisfaction at being presented with a new edition of ‘Lyndsay’s Works,’ which throw so much light on the manners of the age in which they were written.” Literary Journal.

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